About the researcher
Ashley Nguyen graduated from the University of Washington with a Master of Public Health in June 2020. This survey of birth doulas in Washington state was part of her thesis work. Prior to pursuing her MPH, Ashley worked in journalism at The Washington Post and Philly.com.
After graduating from UW, Ashley combined her thesis work and journalism skills to report on doula policy issues as an O’Brien fellow at Marquette University. Explore the series.
Ashley was also a Peace Corps volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic. She graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism in 2012.
If you have questions about this research, you can contact her at smashleynguyen@gmail.com.
Special thanks
The following people and organizations were instrumental to the completion of this thesis work:
Anne M. Turner, MD, MLIS, MPH
Molly B. Firth, MPH
Daniel A. Enquobahrie, MD, PhD, MPH
Cate Stutervant, MPH
Amy Chen from the National Health Law Program
Members of the Doulas for All Washington State workgroup
Kim James from DoulaMatch.net
Dila Perera, Cynthia Turrietta, and Jessica Duty from Open Arms Perinatal Services
Jackie Vaughn from SURGE
Faisa Farole from Global Perinatal Services
Camie Jae Goldhammer from Daybreak Star Doulas
Mariah Falin from PALS Doulas
Health Care Authority
Brenda Blasingame from HealthConnect One
Alissa Wehrman
Annie Kennedy
Maya Eleazer